Triple Bottom Line means taking into account not just financial outcomes but also environmental and social performance. At IceStone, we are extremely proud of our social and environmental record:
• Green Manufacturing and Office Facilities: IceStone has adopted goals for energy conservation, carbon emissions, water use, and waste management. IceStone will become carbon-neutral, purchase renewable energy credits, and will continue to reduce energy use per square foot of product produced. IceStone’s Water Management Principles are based on the Hannover Principles on Design for Sustainability and the Water Principles of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Waste from our facility is tracked and measured against reduction goals. Over 80% of our waste is recycled, recovered or composted. IceStone also conducts environmental education programs for employees.
• Social Responsibility: IceStone’s mission statement addresses corporate ethics and social responsibility (available on www.icestone.biz). IceStone will complete a social audit with third-party verification. IceStone provides living-wages, health benefits, education programs and life-skill training to employees, including free English as a Second Language classes. IceStone’s donation program provides free or discounted material to projects that share similar social and environmental goals, with Habitat for Humanity receiving annual donations. We also partner with community, nonprofit, academic, industrial assistance and local social services groups to promote green-collar job creation, sustainable business practices, and the development of the green building industry.
• Life Cycle: IceStone durable surfaces are defined as a Technical Nutrient by MBDC’s Cradle to Cradle™ certification due to human and ecological health characterization as well as reutilization potential. IceStone durable surfaces are suitable for many re-uses in a long life cycle. Fabricators will accept used IceStone surfaces and may cut a new piece. IceStone LLC accepts surfaces that are packaged and shipped back at the owner’s expense to IceStone LLC in Brooklyn, NY. IceStone surfaces are 100% recyclable via mechanical grinding and reforming. IceStone surfaces may also be downcycled into tiles, landscaping material and roadbed aggregate.
• Supply Chain: IceStone encourages suppliers to improve sustainability standards. IceStone’s glass and mother-of-pearl are recycled from post-industrial and post-consumer sources. IceStone advocates for stronger glass recycling programs in New York. We hope to create an infrastructure that allows the commercial re-use of regional waste glass. We buy cement regionally and we advocate for the greening of the cement industry. IceStone continuously conducts product research to seek the most eco-friendly and local materials as possible.
• Notable LEED-Certified Projects: USGBC headquarters, Washington, D.C. (LEED Platinum); Luma green condos, downtown L.A., CA; Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park, New York City, NY (aspiring LEED Platinum).
You can read more about specific sustainability product data and how IceStone relates to LEED certification.
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